Shroob mushroom
- Not to be confused with Poison Mushroom.
Shroob mushrooms are light-purple mushrooms with white dots that appear in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The Shroobs have the ability to fire purple energy bolts that turn anything they touch into Shroob mushrooms in a process; Toadiko, Toadbert, Kylie Koopa, and Baby Bowser are all known to suffer this fate. Characters who turn into Shroob mushrooms are said to be Shroobified.[1] These victims are all reverted when Professor E. Gadd spreads the tears of babies from the Hydrogush 4000 across the Mushroom Kingdom (in a process that Stuffwell describes as being able to re-Toadify them,[2] even if not all of them are Toads). Some Shroobs are also known to turn into these purple mushrooms when defeated, such as the Elder Princess Shroob. When Princess Shroob is disguised as Princess Peach, she holds a Shroob mushroom to her face. Shroob mushrooms have been rarely able to speak, such as after the Elder Princess Shroob gets defeated. Shroob mushrooms also surround the conquered Toad Town and Shroob Castle, appearing in various shapes and sizes. They are a reference to the red weeds in The War of the Worlds.
In Super Mario-kun, both princesses are shrunk into two Shroob mushrooms by the babies' tears, though their eyes are retained and they are still able to talk in this form. Despite this, only the Elder Princess Shroob's mushroom is present in the next chapter.
Gallery[edit]
Baby Bowser's Shroob mushroom
The Elder Princess Shroob's Shroob mushroom
The Elder Princess Shroob's Shroob mushroom in Super Mario-kun
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Fungo shroob[sic][3] | shroob mushroom |
- Re-Toadify
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Re-toadificare[?] | Re-toadify |
- Shroobified
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Shroobizzazione[?] | Shroobification |
References[edit]
- ^ "At last! Mario has all five Cobalt Star shards! Now you can enter Peach's Castle at the past from the third floor of the present-day Peach's Castle! You must hurry and save the Shroobified Toadbert and Kylie!" – Save Album, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- ^ "If we rescue Princess Peach and defeat the Shroobs... We may be able to re-Toadify these two!" – Stuffwell, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- ^ "Lo stiamo usando per annaffiare dal cielo il regno e curare così i funghi shroob" Professor E. Gadd, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
| Shroobs | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Commander Shroob • Elder Princess Shroob • Elder Shrooboid • Junior Shrooboid • Princess Shroob • Shrooboid Brat • Shrowser • Sunnycide |
| Species | Blazing Shroob • Dr. Shroob • Guardian Shroob • Intern Shroob • RC Shroober • Shroid • Shroob • Shrooba Diver • Shroob saucer • Shrooblet • Shroobsworth • Support Shroob |
| Relatives | Egg (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time) • Kyankyan • Shroob mushroom • Shroob Rex • Shroob-omb • Spiny Shroopa • Swiggler • Tashrooba • Yoob |
| Bowser forms | |
|---|---|
| Main | Big Dry Bowser • Black Bowser • Blockhead Bowser • Bowcien • Bowletta • Castle Bowser • Dreamy Bowser • Dry Bowser • Fury Bowser • Giant Bowser • Giga Bowser • Glohm Bowser • Molten Bowser • Mega Baby Bowser • Mega Bowser • MegaDragonBowser • Meowser • Metal Bowser • Shiny RoboBowser • Shrowser |
| Other | Alarm Koopa • Black Hole Bowser • Bowser Sphinx • Bowser the Brash • Capt. Bowser • Dark Hammer Slam Bowser • Hammer Slam Bowser • Heat Cannon (Mega Strike ability) • King Koopa's alter egos • Megaton Koopa Hō • Mushroom • President Koopa • Rookie • Scarecrow • Shroob mushroom • Tail Bowser • Wizard Bowser |
